How to Lead When Youre Not in Charge..., Clay Scroggins
How to Lead When Youre Not in Charge..., Clay Scroggins
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How to Lead When You're Not in Charge
Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority

Author: Clay Scroggins, Andy Stanley

Narrator: Clay Scroggins, Gabe Wicks

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 08/22/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Are you hungry to help others through leadership but don't feel like you have the authority?"If you're ready to lead right where you are, this book can show you how to start." - Dave Ramsey, #1 National bestselling author and host of The Ramsey Show.One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead. Great leaders don't buy it. Great leaders--whether they have the official authority or not--learn how to be an influential presence wherever they are.In How to Lead When You're Not in Charge, author and pastor Clay Scroggins explains the nature of leadership and what's needed to be a great leader--even when you answer to someone else.Drawing from biblical principles and his experience as the lead pastor of Buckhead Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Clay will help you nurture your vision and cultivate influence with integrity and confidence, even when you lack authority in your organization or ministry.In this book, Clay will walk you through the challenge of leadership and the four basic behaviors all great leaders have and how to cultivate them:Leading yourselfChoosing positivityThinking criticallyRejecting passivity With practical wisdom and humor, Clay Scroggins will help you free yourself to become the great leader you want to be so you can make a difference. Even when you're not in charge.

About Clay Scroggins

Clay Scroggins is the lead pastor of North Point Community Church, providing visionary and directional leadership for all of the local church staff and congregation. As the original and largest campus of North Point Ministries, ranked by Outreach Magazine in 2014 as the Largest Church in America, NPCC averages over 12,000 people in attendance. Clay works for Andy Stanley, one of the greatest leaders on the planet, and understands firsthand how to manage the tension of leading when you’re not in charge. Starting out as a facilities intern (a.k.a. Vice-President of Nothing), he has worked his way through many organizational levels of North Point Ministries and knows all too well the challenge of authority deprivation. Clay holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech as well as a Master’s degree and doctorate with an emphasis in Online Church from Dallas Theological Seminary. He lives in Forsyth County, Georgia, with his wife, Jenny, and their four children.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on August 16, 2017

I am not Christian. By any means. I grew up protestant, but that ended quickly--like age 7. I don't believe in organized religion by any stretch of the imagination, but I do believe in spirituality. I also have read an ungodly amount of self-dev books. It's part of my job to listen to them. The vast......more

Goodreads review by Jason on February 17, 2018

There are some good insights in this book about having influence in your workplace even when you aren't the one calling all the shots. My most significant takeaway from this read was that when we see problems that need solutions, we should drive for those solutions, even if we aren't sure we have al......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on February 23, 2023

I really enjoyed the practicality of this book. Just because you’re not in charge, doesn’t mean you can think of ways to help add to the ministry or job you are involved in. Doing so requires wisdom and humility, but your opinion is still important in a lot of places.......more

Goodreads review by George P. on September 07, 2017

My friend Carter McDaniels reviewed this book for InfluenceMagazine.com, but I thought I'd give my two-cents' worth too: “Influence always outpaces authority,” writes Clay Scroggins. “And leaders who consistently leverage their authority are far less effective in the long term than leaders who levera......more

Goodreads review by Steve on November 21, 2017

I might be guilty of rating this too low. I went into it knowing only the title, so I don't think I had unrealistic expectations. But this is an important topic, especially as motivated millenials explore how to interact with their superiors. I'm just not sure it delivered as it should. While there......more

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